Home Support Worker

About This Role

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. Asset languages: Hindi. Panjabi; Punjabi. Work setting: Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment. Work in employer's/client's home. Tasks: Administer bedside and personal care. Administer medications. Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene. Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk. Launder clothing and household linens. Mend clothing and linens. Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties. Provide companionship. Provide personal care. Shop for food and household supplies. Prepare and serve nutritious meals. Cook. Target audience: Elderly. Persons with a disability. Security and safety: Criminal record check. Reference required. Work conditions and physical capabilities: Bending, crouching, kneeling. Combination of sitting, standing, walking. Fast-paced environment. Physically demanding. Repetitive tasks. Standing for extended periods. Walking. Work under pressure. Personal suitability: Punctuality. Client focus. Flexibility. Organized. Reliability. Patience. Honesty. Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?. Do you have experience working in this field?. Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?. Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year. Employment terms options: Evening. Day. Weekend. Support for persons with disabilities: Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.). Support for newcomers and refugees: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees. Support for youths: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment. Support for Veterans: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans . Support for Indigenous people: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people. Support for mature workers: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers . Supports for visible minorities: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities.

What You'll Do

• Administer bedside and personal care
• Administer medications
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Mend clothing and linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Shop for food and household supplies
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Cook

What We're Looking For

• Entry level experience
• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Security and safety: Criminal record check, Reference required
• Work conditions: Bending, crouching, kneeling, Combination of sitting, standing, walking, Fast-paced environment, Physically demanding, Repetitive tasks, Standing for extended periods, Walking, Work under pressure
• Personal suitability: Punctuality, Client focus, Flexibility, Organized, Reliability, Patience, Honesty

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